Taram: a Minangkabau Village

Episode of Series “Our Asian neighbours: Indonesia”.
In the Indonesian village of Taram, Sumatra, the clan inheritance is passed from mother to daughter - a matrilineal society. The husband is considered a guest in his wife’s house. This film centres around a man of high rank in the village. It shows the daily occupations of the villagers, and a ceremony in which the hereditary clan leaders are raised

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

producer

John Morris

director

Brian Hannant

Keith Gow

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Appears in

Group of items

Our Asian neighbours: Indonesia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010597

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indonesia - Social life and customs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1974

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